“There are private property rights to respect here, and if folks are willing to comply with the law and make their structures more resilient and tougher against the weather, then I don’t think there’s any reason why I shouldn’t let them rebuild.”

Christie says a $100 million buyout program is being used to acquire neighborhoods in flood-prone areas that residents voluntarily want to leave.

He says the state is prepared to take property along the coast to build an integrated dune system to provide protection from future storms.

“There’s 11-hundred people left in this state who have no signed easements yet, and my message to each and every one of them but more important to their neighbors is, knock on their doors and ask them why they thing their view is more valuable than your home.”

Newark Today

A monthly, one-hour, live call-in program focusing on social, economic and political topics pertaining to Newark.

On this month's edition of Newark Today we talk with Mayor Ras Baraka, Chief Education Officer Dr. Lauren Wells, and former Newark School Advisory Board member Shavar Jeffries about what's next for Newark's schools following the resignation of former superintendent Cami Anderson.

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